Chapter 2
March 18, 2008
San Francisco
"Honey, we need to decide on a name." Sitting cuddled together by the fire Buffy and Cole were talking about their baby. Drusilla told Buffy two weeks ago that she was two weeks pregnant, and yesterday told her she was having a girl.
For some reason Drusilla, after she came back to Spike eight years ago, had been attached to Buffy and the children. The crazy vampire even called Buffy her big sister because Buffy protected the loopy female creature of the night. Since she'd been in San Francisco Dru had been helpful to Buffy and the Charmed Ones and proved to be a great asset to the team.
"What names are you set on?" Cole rested his chin on Buffy's head breathing in her scent. He knew she had certain names that she wanted to name their children. The first time she was pregnant with his children, twin boys, she had names by that night, didn't matter that she didn't know what sex they were going to be, she picked out both boy and girl names.
"Dru said it was a girl, so the names that I like are Aimee, Alexandra, Astrid, Belle, Callista, Celeste, Cordelia, Cynthia, Drusilla, Erica, Gwendolyn, Iris, Isabella, Lilith, Poppy, Psyche, Renee, Rhea, Thea, and Trista."
Cole nodded, "I've noticed a minor pattern, your really liking the Greek names aren't you?"
"Yes." Buffy smiled widely.
"Ok, well, let's scratch Cordelia off, I know you both bonded during the incident when I became the Source for that month, but I think one Cordelia is all I can handle." He kissed her temple. When he inherited the Sources powers and Buffy found out about it Cordelia was there all the time with her, so were the others but Cordy the most. After that the two have become the best of friends.
"The names I like out of that list are Astrid, Belle, Celeste, Lilith, and Trista." Cole told her. From the look in Buffy's eyes he knew she was going to say something about one of the names. Apparently she already had an idea on what she wanted to name the baby.
"How come you don't like Drusilla? She would be so honored to have our little girl named after her." Buffy rubbed her belly lovingly. There wasn't even a slight bump where the baby was but she still caressed her flat belly sending warmth to the developing baby beneath.
"I know she would sweetheart, but I want our daughter to have her own name, not one of your friends." He explained to his lovely wife.
Scrunching up her nose in frustration, "I guess you're right." She crossed of certain names from the list she made earlier that week. "Ok, so we're down to five names…can't I just have five more girls and give them each one of these names?"
"No, I mean I have no problem making them, in fact I love making them but we decided on five a long time ago. We aren't having anymore."
"Fine," Buffy sulked briefly but was quickly made to forget her despair when Cole tenderly caressed her inner thigh eliciting a moan from her throat. "Mmm, I love you." She whispered to him bringing his lips to hers.
After kissing for almost ten minutes Cole pulled back, "I love you too. And I love our children." He pressed a soft smooch on Buffy's exposed still flat belly. "Come on, let's go to bed." Buffy started to protest but he placed his finger against her lips. "I know you want to wait up for Dru and Spike, but they will be fine handling a couple demons with Piper, Paige, and Prue."
"Ok," she started to rise off the couch but Cole swung her up in his arms invoking a squeal of surprised delight. "I can walk sweetheart." She teased.
"I know, but pretty soon you'll be too heavy for me to carry." He smiled good-naturedly, although that didn't save him from getting smacked on the shoulder.
"Hey, if you were pregnant with a watermelon you wouldn't be that light either." Buffy nipped playfully at his jaw. Quickly the couple retreated to their room needing to be close to one another.
As the two vampires enter their home of the past 6 years Drusilla became instantly aggravated. "He's coming my Spike." Drusilla circled around her bleached blonde lover.
"Who's coming pet?" Although there was only person that invoked that kind of a reaction from her and that was…
"Daddy, he wants big sister. He's going to disturb our happy home." The crazy vampire moaned out in agony grasping her hair in her hand scratching at her scalp as if to claw the images and feelings of dread out of her brain.
Spike wrapped his arms around her and rocked her. "Don't worry my dark goddess, we won't let 'daddy' hurt them. I promise you."
"He's not happy without Sister, he tried to replace her with the 'Dark' it didn't work. Daddy wants his light and bright Slayer, but she's not his anymore. Promise you'll hurt him my darling, he can't hurt big sister, not with little one on the way." Dru begged.
"I won't let anything happen to her ducks. They'll all be safe." Spike pressed a kiss to her cool temple and took her downstairs to the blackened basement where Buffy and Cole let them live. He'd protect the Slayer and her little ones if it were the last thing he did.
TBC